Article on Freedom of Speech in Kuwait

Interesting article on dwindling freedom of speech in Kuwait.

Operation Roll Back Kuwaiti Freedom


This wealthy Gulf monarchy used to be a bright spot for freedom of speech in the Middle East. No longer.

BY PRIYANKA MOTAPARTHY
Foreign Policy (online)
JULY 21, 2010
 

 
 
"In a region where reprisals against journalists who fail to toe the government line may include imprisonment and torture, Kuwait has been a welcome exception. The country consistently ranks as having the freest media in the Arab world, in both Reporters Without Borders' and Freedom House's indices of press freedom. With a population of only around 3 million, it has more than 15 daily newspapers that publish editorials and columns from local politicians, activists, academics, and analysts. But Kuwait's relatively liberal media and public dialogue is just that: relative. It's also in decline.
 
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Thanks Ahmed El Adly via Ziad Al-Duaij.  Freedom to express...